- Elevation
- 56 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport23 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport93 km
About Eilean Choinnich
Eilean Choinnich is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (23 km). Nearby sights include Eilean na h-Iolaire and Eilean Cleit Surraidh.
Climate of Eilean Choinnich
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 159 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (159 mm)
- Driest month
- May (64 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 151 | 114 | 124 | 78 | 64 | 71 | 83 | 93 | 129 | 156 | 159 | 149 |
How to get to Eilean Choinnich
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 23 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 300 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 23 kmeast
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 93 kmsouthwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 143 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 300 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 302 kmeast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 304 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 333 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean Choinnich
Within 100 km: 17 historic and cultural sites, 1,379 natural sites, 950 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km423 places
- Dalmore Beach Beach 7 kmN
- Dailbeag Beach Beach 8 kmN
- Bearasaigh Island 12 kmW
- Tannaraidh Island 23 kmSE
25–60 km441 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 39 kmS
- Scalpay Island 43 kmS
- Rosaigh Island 43 kmS
- Aird Mhor Island 52 kmS
60–100 km1,482 places
- The Coral Beaches Beach 83 kmS
- Lingay Island 70 kmSW
- Clett Island 80 kmS
- Eilean a' Char Island 79 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Carloway Village, Western Isles2.9 km NW
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Breasclete Village, Western Isles3.4 km S
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Tolsta Chaolais Village, Western Isles3.7 km W
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Knock Carloway Neighbourhood, Western Isles4.9 km NW
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Callanish Village, Western Isles5.2 km S
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Kirkibost Village, Western Isles5.7 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Eilean na h-Iolaire Island, Western Isles0.2 km NW
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Eilean Cleit Surraidh Island, Western Isles0.6 km N
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Beinn nan Sgalag Mountain, Western Isles1 km SW
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Sgeir Ghlas Island, Western Isles0.8 km N
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Lith Langa Mountain, Western Isles1.6 km W
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Cnoc a' Loch Shalaich Mountain, Western Isles1.6 km SW
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Beinn Leathann Amar na h-Eit Mountain, Western Isles1.9 km SW
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Beinn Mhor Mountain, Western Isles1.9 km S
Sources & licences
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